September 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM - Lawton Public Schools Board of Education Regular Meeting

1. Call to Order

2. Pledge of Allegiance - Kevin Hime

3. Roll Call to Establish Quorum

4. Special Guests/Special Recognitions - Kevin Hime and Patty Neuwirth

5. Report of the Superintendent

5.a. Discussion with possible action to approve the following board policies:
EKBA - Strong Readers Act 

5.b. Discussion with possible action to approve the Gifted Education Plan 

5.c. Discussion and possible action to approve the 2026 Board of Education Meeting Dates

5.d. Discussion with possible action to approve the sanctioning applications as submitted.

5.e. Discussion with possible action to approve the FY 26 Employee Bonuses as recommended

5.f. Information Item:  ACT and College Readiness Report

5.g. Information Item:  Departmental Updates 

5.h. Superintendent's Announcement(s)

6. Consent Agenda
(The following matters may be approved in their entirety by the Board upon motion made, seconded and passed by a majority vote of the Board members.  However, upon request of any Board member, any one or more matters will be removed from the consent agenda and acted upon separately.  Contracts are approved subject to review by the District’s legal counsel. Any or all of the public record items included within the consent agenda, i.e. minutes to be submitted for approval; purchase orders to be submitted for acceptance; financial report; proposed transfer of funds between activity accounts; and fund-raising event listings, may be examined at the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Education at the Shoemaker Center, 753 Fort Sill Blvd., Lawton, OK. An appointment to review records is requested.)

6.a. Report of the Purchasing Agent/Encumbrance Clerk - Sheila Relf

6.a.1. Approve Purchase Orders
     General Fund (11) PO#'s 1015-1291
     Building Fund (21) PO#'s 79-116
     Bond Fund (33) PO#'s 41-43
     Lease Revenue Fund (34) PO# 2
     Endowment Fund (50) PO#'s 4-6
 

6.a.2. Change Order Listing

6.a.3. Payroll Encumbrance Purchase Order Numbers

6.b. Report of the Chief Financial Officer - Lance Gibbs

6.b.1. Treasurer's Report for the Month of August, 2025

6.b.2. Monthly Authorization to Invest

6.b.3. Surplus Items:
MHS Choir Dresses 

6.c. Report of the Activity Fund Custodian - Kim Wander

6.c.1. Activity Fund Transfers, Expenditures, Establishments, and Amendments

6.d. Report of the Clerk 

6.d.1. Contracts / Agreements
Oklahoma Public School Investment Interlocal  (OHLAP)
FY 26 Medicaid Agreement 

6.e. Approval of the Minutes of the August 25, 2025, Regular Board Meeting

6.f. Approval of the Minutes of the September 11, 2025, Special Board Meeting 

6.g. Item(s) Removed from the Consent Agenda for Separate Action

6.h. Approval of the Balance of the Consent Agenda

6.i. Approval of Item that was Previously Pulled for Separate Action

7. Proposed Executive Session to Discuss:

7.a. The employing, promoting, or receiving resignation(s) of individual certified and support salaried personnel as listed on the Personnel Reports, Exhibit A and Exhibit B.  (Exhibit B includes new potential hires and presented to the board under separate cover).  
[Authorized by 25 OKLA.STAT. Section 307 (B)(1) of the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act]
 

7.b. The discussion of Superintendent Kevin Hime's Evaluation and/or Contract 

8. Vote to Convene into Executive Session

9. Acknowledge Board's Return to Open Session

10. Executive Session Minutes Compliance Announcement

11. Superintendent's Personnel Report / Items Discussed in Executive Session

11.a. Approval of Superintendent's Personnel Reports, Exhibit A (and Exhibit B that was presented under separate cover)

12. Superintendent Kevin Hime's evaluation and /or contract / Items Discussed in Executive Session

12.a. Approval of Superintendent Kevin Hime's evaluation and/or contract 

13. New Business - This refers to any matter not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting of the agenda.  Okla. Stat. tit. 25 Sec. 311(A)(9)

14. The next regular board meeting date is Monday, October 27, 2025, at 5:00 p.m., in the Shoemaker Center Auditorium.

15. Setting New Board Meeting Dates

16. Board Announcements

17. Adjournment